Your Pelvic Floor Was Never Asking to Be Fixed — with Carina Raisman

What if your tight pelvic floor was never a strength problem?Yoga therapist Carina Raisman explains why the pelvic floor braces under stress, and how it actually releases. Searchable terms: pelvic floor tension, how to relax your pelvic floor, pelvic floor and breathing, tight pelvic floor, hypertonic pelvic floor.This episode is about the pelvic floor as something to listen to, not fix — and how breath, pressure, digestion and a sense of safety all shape it.It's for any woman who's been told to strengthen her pelvic floor and still feels tight, tense or disconnected from that part of her body.In this episode:Why the pelvic floor is both a stabilizer and a breatherHow a tight pelvic floor blocks the breath from moving downThe "sink plug" approach to letting it releaseWhy supported, lying-down positions help mostThe connection between the throat and the pelvic floorFull episode and more at nataliekakon.comGuest: Carina Raisman, yoga therapist and nervous system specialist, founder of Resource Yoga